Krabi International Airport

Krabi International Airport

ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติกระบี่
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesKrabi
LocationNuea Khlong subdistrict, Nuea Khlong, Krabi, Thailand
Opened10 July 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-10)
Operating base forThai AirAsia
Elevation AMSL82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates08°06′03″N 098°59′05″E / 8.10083°N 98.98472°E / 8.10083; 98.98472
Maps
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KBV/VTSG is located in Thailand
KBV/VTSG
KBV/VTSG
Location of Krabi Airport Thailand
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,850 3,002 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers2,309,797 Increase62.88%
International passengers483,174 Increase244.39%
Domestic passengers1,826,623 Increase42.96%
Aircraft movements16,392 Increase57.57%
Freight (tonnes)363.415 Increase8.55%

Krabi International Airport[1] (IATA: KBV, ICAO: VTSG) is in Nuea Khlong subdistrict, Nuea Khlong district, Krabi province in southern Thailand. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of downtown Krabi. The airport opened in 1999.[2]: 18  In 2017, the airport handled over 4.3 million passengers.[3] The terminal is designed for three million passengers, a number that has already been exceeded, and expansion will push its capacity to over 8 million.[4]

  1. ^ "กรมการบินพลเรือน". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ World Wildlife Fund Greater Mekong Program (WWF-GMP); South East Asian-Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training organisation (SEA-START) (December 2008). Climate Change Impacts in Krabi Province, Thailand. A study of environmental, social, and economic challenges (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Krabi Airport: All Traffic for the Year 2015" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ^ Mackey, Michael. "Krabi airport to expand, ease Phuket congestion". TTG Asia. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.